| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |